Tokushima Hotels - Japan

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h2 align="center">Tokushima Hotels</h2> <p>Find a hotel in Tokushima, Japan. Get the best discounts on <a href="http://www.hotels-travelnow.com/asia/japan/">Tokushima hotels</a> - up to 70% off the regular rate. Make reservations online. Japan travel information.</p> <p><b>Naruto Renaissance Resort</b></p> <p>Built on the delta of the Yoshino-gawa - Shikoku's longest river - and bisected by the Shinmachi-gawa, TOKUSHIMA , the capital of Tokushima-ken, is known across Japan for its summer dance festival (the Awa Odori), which is attended every year by over one million people. The city has other attractions besides the festival: the Awa Odori Kaikan and ropeway up Mount Bizan; the high-tech ASTY crafts and exhibition centre; and the historic Awa JurobeYashiki , where puppet performances are held. The opening of the Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi - providing a new road route from Honshu to Shikoku, via Awaji-shima - is bringing more visitors and development to Tokushima, but it remains a laidback, friendly place.</p> <p>Tokushima also makes a good jumping-off point from which to explore the rest of the prefecture. North of the city are the whirlpools of Naruto and several craft villages . Heading south, there's the pretty coastal village of Hiwasa , where turtles lay their eggs on the beach each summer, seaside communities like Shishikui where surfing rules and, across the border in Kochi-ken, the jagged cape at Muroto . Inland to the west are mountains, which cover eighty percent of the prefecture, including Mount Tsurugi , the second highest in Shikoku, and the spectacular Iya Valley , including the gorge at Oboke and several bridges made of vines and bamboo, such as the Kazura-bashi .</p> <p>Café Vivash , 1-18 Higashi Senba. Cool café/bar with friendly staff, which does a mean set lunch of bagel sandwich, salad and chips with drink for ¥750. Also serves cocktails and a good range of coffees. Open till midnight.</p> <p>Cha Cha House , 2-19 Yaoyamachi. Cute corner café that has the expat community raving with the quality of its coffees and set-meal menus, all very reasonably priced. The ¥1200 dinner is an absolute bargain.</p> <p>Hiyashi Okonomiyaki , 1-30 Minami Uchimachi. Fine okonomiyaki joint, where you can cook your own meal from ¥600. One of the owners speaks a little English.</p> <p>Indigo , 2-8 Higashi Senba. This stylish restaurant has a terrace overlooking the river and specializes in lobster with dinner costing around ¥2000. Lunch is a better deal at ¥800.</p> <p>Masquerade , 2-41 Higashi Senba. Smokey and a bit grungey, this gaijin -friendly compact second-floor restaurant does a mean pilau and plays hip-hop music.</p> <p>R's Café , second floor, 3-30 Ichiban-cho. R speaks English, has an English menu and doesn't overcharge for his drinks or food, which includes pasta, pizza and sandwiches. No wonder it's popular.</p> <p>Tori Tori , 2-16 Ichiban-cho.</p> </body>